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ALBUFEIRA,
Portugal - The U.S. Women's National Team overcame a
subpar first half to win its opener against Iceland in the Algarve Cup. UNC
junior defender Crystal Dunn made her first career start and 2007 alumna
Heather O'Reilly was named U.S. Soccer's Budweiser Woman of the Match.

It was the seventh year in a row the USA has
won its Algarve Cup opener, but it was not easy against a physical Iceland team
that played low pressure on the front line while pushing its backs high, which
severely compacted the space in the midfield.

While the Americans struggled to connect
passes and find an attacking rhythm in the first half, the USA scored almost
exactly two minutes into the second.
That led to a flurry of three goals that lifted the USA to victory.

Heather O'Reilly did some hard running from
right midfield for the USA all game long and earned the majority of the USA's
seven corner kicks on the afternoon. Former U.S. Under-20 star Crystal Dunn,
who earned her first career cap at the senior level against Scotland on Feb. 13
in Nashville, Tenn., made her first career start, going the full 90 minutes at
right back.

The USA continues group play against China PR
on March 8 back at the Municipal Stadium in Albufeira. Kickoff is at 2 p.m.
local / 9 a.m. ET and fans can watch the match on TV or online via
Pay-Per-View.

The Algarve Cup is being distributed in the
United States by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing on both cable and
satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, Avail-TVN, DIRECTV and DISH for a
suggested retail price of only $14.95 per match. Additional same day replays
will be available. Check with your Pay-Per-View provider for replay times. Fans
can visit Integratedsportsnet.com for updates on TV coverage.

Fans can also watch the matches online via
Pay-Per-View. For web-streaming information go to http://www.ustream.tv/integratedsportsppv.
Fans can also follow the match via ussoccer.com's MatchTracker and on Twitter
@ussoccer_wnt.